Dear Privacy Guarantor, what is Microsoft Teams doing?

25 January 20213 years ago babelfish

The letter from the LibreItalia association to the Privacy Guarantor on the imminent change that Microsoft is about to activate within the “Microsoft Teams” suite.

Dear Authority for the Protection of Personal Data ,

my name is Giordano Alborghetti, I write on behalf of the LibreItalia Association, of which I am one of the founding members

GIVEN THAT

We learned from the press of an impending change that Microsoft Corporation is about to activate within the "Microsoft Teams" suite.

In particular, the company would include the “Reflect” extension within the service, making it active automatically.

While not having access to the technical details of the new features, it is evident from its description that it implies a further processing of personal data than those ordinarily necessary, not essential for the functioning of the service.

These treatments, of course, are potentially suitable for processing and generating information relating to the emotional and health spheres of users. This could happen, in any case, through the execution of further treatments than those normally and foreseen and, possibly, through the collection of further data.

We are also particularly concerned by what would appear to be a real "intrusion" into the psychological sphere of boys and girls, collecting and processing information with respect to which – as is known – the current legislation requires the intervention exclusively of specialized profiles (Psychologists Psychiatrists).

Given the widespread use that the "Microsoft Teams" suite boasts within national educational contexts (Universities, Secondary Education Institutes, Comprehensive Institutes), the changes introduced will impact many users, including many minors.

ASKS

To this Guarantor of:

Check whether, and to what extent, the processing of personal data carried out through the use of the Reflect extension provides for the processing of data belonging to particular categories pursuant to art. 9 of the GDPR.
To ascertain which legal basis is suitable for processing the data referred to in the introduction.
Clarify the responsibilities of Microsoft Corporation as well as educational institutions with respect to the processing in question.
In any case, to proceed to investigate the circumstances cited in order to ensure full compliance with current legislation.
In putting the present back, he trusts in a prompt and careful answer.

In putting the present back, he trusts in a prompt and careful answer.

For any technical clarifications, the Libre Italia association is available at the following addresses: [email protected]

President of LibreItalia Enio Gemmo [email protected]

We welcome the opportunity to extend best regards, New Year's greetings and good wishes for your work.

LibreItalia Onlus Association

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/caro-garante-della-privacy-cosa-sta-combinando-microsoft-teams/ on Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:45:59 +0000.